<argument>

<argument> 下位部分にあるテキストのトピックを整形のリストまたは散文で示す. [4.2 Elements Common to All Divisions 4.6 Title Pages]
モジュールtextstructure — 4 Default Text Structure
属性att.global (@xml:id, @n, @xml:lang, @rend, @style, @rendition, @xml:base, @xml:space) (att.global.linking (@corresp, @synch, @sameAs, @copyOf, @next, @prev, @exclude, @select)) (att.global.analytic (@ana)) (att.global.facs (@facs)) (att.global.change (@change))
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<rng:element name="argument">
 <rng:ref name="att.global.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.linking.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.analytic.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.facs.attributes"/>
 <rng:ref name="att.global.change.attributes"/>
 <rng:group>
  <rng:zeroOrMore>
   <rng:choice>
    <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
    <rng:ref name="model.headLike"/>
   </rng:choice>
  </rng:zeroOrMore>
  <rng:oneOrMore>
   <rng:group>
    <rng:ref name="model.common"/>
   </rng:group>
   <rng:zeroOrMore>
    <rng:ref name="model.global"/>
   </rng:zeroOrMore>
  </rng:oneOrMore>
 </rng:group>
</rng:element>
element argument
{
   att.global.attributes,
   att.global.linking.attributes,
   att.global.analytic.attributes,
   att.global.facs.attributes,
   att.global.change.attributes,
   ( ( model.global | model.headLike )*, ( ( model.common ), model.global* )+ )
}
<argument>
 <p>Monte Video — Maldonado — Excursion
   to R Polanco — Lazo and Bolas — Partridges —
   Absence of Trees — Deer — Capybara, or River Hog —
   Tucutuco — Molothrus, cuckoo-like habits — Tyrant
   Flycatcher — Mocking-bird — Carrion Hawks —
   Tubes formed by Lightning — House struck</p>
</argument>
解説

リストか段落のいずれかを含む場合が多い.